Chapter 75
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The next morning, Shen Yuntang was unable to get up to make snacks. His body ached and he barely had the energy to eat breakfast, so he slept until noon.
At noon, Yuanbao cooked and asked him to get up and eat.
Yuanbao thought he was sick, so he made him a bowl of noodles with a fried egg. "When I was sick as a child, my grandmother put a fried egg in my noodles. I ate it and sweated, and I got better."
How could Shen Yuntang explain in front of the children why he couldn't get out of bed? He had to pretend to be sick and told Yuanbao not to worry about him. "Put the bowl on the table, and go outside to eat with them. Don't let the illness get to you."
Yuanbao saw that he was just weak and had no strength, but did not have any symptoms like coughing, so he went out. He was a boy who had just reached the age to get married, and he could not stay in his sister-in-law's room for too long, for fear of a bad influence.
When he went out, he was still blaming his cousin in his heart, asking why he didn't stay at home to take care of his sister-in-law. Although studying is important, isn't it possible to take a day off to take care of his sister-in-law?
Yuanbao even had the idea of marrying a wife, so that if his sister-in-law was sick, his wife could help take care of her. If his wife was sick, he could take care of her himself and would not have to trouble his sister-in-law.
But he was young and had not saved enough money for marriage. Now he had a younger brother with him, and there was no place for one more person to live. Thinking of this, he became more motivated and called Wild Dog to set up a stall on the street together.
After dinner, Shen Yuntang changed his clothes and went to the noodle shop first. The couple had been there in the morning and had set up the cabinets and tables. When Shen Yuntang arrived, one of them was washing dishes while the other put the washed dishes into the dish rack. They were laughing and chatting while working, and they looked very loving.
"Why are you working in the middle of the day? Haven't you eaten?" When Shen Yuntang hired them, he told them that he would provide them with two meals, one at noon and one in the evening, and that they would have to work for another hour and a half after dinner.
But the noodle shop hasn't opened yet, so there's no way to provide meals. Shen Yuntang gave them ten cents a day, which covered the meals for two people.
He came late today and had not yet paid the two people for their meals, but the two people did not blame him. They were very nice to Shen Yuntang.
"We've eaten. We brought some side dishes to go with our dry food." The husband's name is Ah Xiang. Although he is as strong as a mountain, he has a gentle temper and smiles at everyone he sees. However, if anyone dares to provoke him, he will lose his temper and can pick up a man with one hand and throw him out.
Shopkeeper Wang saw that such a handsome guy had just opened a shop and was afraid that he might be in danger, so he found such a strong man, whose appearance could scare off people with bad intentions.
A Xiang’s husband’s name is Li Sanyi. Li Sanyi’s grandfather has three sons. Li Sanyi is the first child of his grandfather’s third son. So it is easier to remember to just name him Li Sanyi.
Li Sanyi took out a small jar and opened the lid. Inside was some pickled vegetables. "We brought these from home. Would you mind if the shopkeeper gives them a taste?"
Shen Yuntang was a little uncomfortable being called shopkeeper, but he had opened a shop and would be called that every day, so sooner or later he would have to get used to it.
"I don't mind, it looks good." Shen Yuntang would pickle some pickles at home. He took out his chopsticks and tasted it. It tasted better than what he made. "It tastes good. Can you give me the rest? I can buy it with my own money."
He wanted to go back and let Cheng Yeran try some, even though they were just some worthless pickled vegetables, but when he saw something delicious, he wanted to get some for Cheng Yeran to bring back and share.
Ah Xiang generously pushed the small jar to him and said, "Boss, take them all if you want. I have more at home. We used to run a small breakfast stand with free pickled vegetables. Many people went to eat breakfast just for my pickled vegetables. I'll make more and put some in the store for free for customers."
Shen Yuntang remembered that Shopkeeper Wang said that something unexpected happened in his and her family's life. They could no longer run their breakfast stall and had to sell their house. Now they could only rent a house and were anxious to find work, otherwise they wouldn't be able to ask for such a low wage. But even if the wage was low, there were not many places that could accommodate two people at once. The couple wanted to work together and did not want to be separated.
Shen Yuntang didn't want Li Sanyi at first because he thought he didn't look like a waiter. But later, seeing that he was running around to help and was eloquent, he kept him. He didn't regret the decision at all. Fortunately, he kept the two people. Not only were they efficient, but they were also familiar with the county. Thanks to them, trivial matters such as buying tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks and custom-made plaques were done faster.
He looked at the couple every day and felt a little envious of the fact that they could stay together every day. He and Cheng Yeran only had such a short time to meet each other every day. Cheng Yeran told him that he would need to study for at least three years before he could pass the exam to become a scholar, and he didn't know how many more years he would need to study to pass a higher level.
He felt bitter knowing that he would have to live like this for several more years or even more than ten years.
But when he thought that Cheng Yeran studied late into the night so that he could pass the exam earlier and give him a better life, he felt sweet in his heart.
"I can't ask you to make these pickles for free. I'll buy them from you. Please write down how much you give me. How about we settle the bill on a monthly basis?" Shen Yuntang said this not out of pity for them. He can also make pickles himself. No one would object to a free thing, but he wanted to add some special features to the noodle shop, something that people would never forget.
They came out of the store and went to the place where plaques were made. They took the words and dimensions given to him by Cheng Yeran, customized a plaque, and bought a piece of wood and asked Li Sanyi to help take it back home.
When I got home, Cheng Yeran had just come back from school. "Why did you buy this?"
"Make a sign with the types of noodle soups written on it with a brush. When you change the menu, just wash it off and rewrite it." Shen Yuntang had thought of a few more things recently. "Write chicken noodle soup, bone noodle soup, vegetarian noodle, egg noodle, three cents for pork ribs, two cents for shredded chicken, free soup, free side dishes."
"Side dishes? What other side dishes are there?" Cheng Yeran asked him while grinding ink.
"This is it. Ah Xiang brought it today." Shen Yuntang took a jar and opened it. The fragrance wafted out. Just the smell was very appetizing. "I think it tastes good. It can be placed in the store as a free side dish. I'll bring it back for you to try. If you agree, you can buy it from Ah Xiang in the future."
In fact, he had already discussed it with Ah Xiang that he would give it to Cheng Yeran when he brought it back, but he was just too embarrassed to say it directly.
"Do I need to make the decision on such a small matter?" Cheng Yeran reached out and pinched a piece and put it in his mouth. He thought it was just a pickle. No matter how delicious it was, how good could it be? The taste was beyond his expectation. He ate one piece and then pinched another. "This tastes good. I'll buy more and keep them at home. I can eat them when I eat. I can also send some to Yang Shiming. He helped me last time and I offered to treat him to a meal, but he didn't agree. I'll give him some pickles. He won't refuse, right?"
In Shen Yuntang's eyes, scholars are very noble. Wouldn't it be cheap to give these small pickles as gifts?
"I bought some red beans today and soaked them. I'll make some red bean buns tomorrow morning. You can take some to them and share them with them. They're better than pickled vegetables."
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Some. "Shen Yuntang said.
"They are just like us, all from the village, and they won't dislike pickles. Even if they are city people, so what? I was a city person before I traveled through time, and I like this kind of pickles too." Cheng Yeran pinched another piece, and Shen Yuntang clapped his hands.
"Don't eat too much, it's too salty. Eat it with rice later." Shen Yuntang closed the lid and asked Cheng Yeran to help him write the menu sign.
"Let me have another bite." Cheng Yeran acted coquettishly to him.
Shen Yuntang looked outside. Yuanbao and the others had not returned yet, but he didn't know when they would come back. What if Cheng Yeran kept acting like a spoiled child and was seen by Yuanbao and the others? It would be so embarrassing.
He quickly opened the lid, pinched a piece and handed it to Cheng Yeran's mouth, "Eat another piece, and eat the rest tomorrow morning. Eating so much salty food in one go is not good for your health."
As soon as Shen Yuntang finished speaking, Cheng Yeran ate the side dish and licked his fingertips.
Shen Yuntang quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, "I asked you to catch it with your hand, but you, why…"
"Why let me take it with my hands and put it to my mouth? Why don't you put it to my hands?" Cheng Yeran said as he leaned over and kissed him on the face. "Were you satisfied last night? Do you want it again today?"
Shen Yuntang's face turned red and his breathing became a little rapid. When they just opened their hearts to each other and were together, they did it almost every day. At the beginning, there was no wall in the courtyard, so they did it in bed. Later, when the wall was built, they became unrestrained and did it in the kitchen, the woodshed, and even on the dining table in the yard.
He cried every time he was bullied, and was afraid that someone would lie on the wall and peek at him. However, Cheng Yeran said that this was very exciting. After he was scared and cried, Cheng Yeran told him that the wall was full of nails and others could not climb up.
Shen Yuntang's eyes were red and he glared at him angrily, but he said softly that it couldn't be done in the yard during the day, maybe next time, or next time at night.
Shen Yuntang felt hot all over when he thought of the shameless days he had in the village.
"At night, learn quickly at night. It's not impossible to do it once before going to bed." Shen Yuntang turned his head away, with a reluctant expression. In fact, he was just arrogant, afraid that the other party would see that he was actually longing for it in his heart.
Originally, Cheng Yeran was just teasing him. After all, yesterday had been so intense, and Shen Yuntang had a lot of things to do tomorrow and would not agree to do it with him. He just wanted to see Shen Yuntang's cute expression when she was shy.
But Shen Yuntang took the initiative to say that they could do it once in the evening. Happiness came so suddenly that he was stunned.
Shen Yuntang saw him stunned and thought of their wedding night. He asked Cheng Yeran if he wanted to do it. Cheng Yeran also had a similar expression and was completely stunned.
That day, Cheng Yeran was not only stunned, but also rolled off the bed. Now they have been together for so long, why does he still have this expression?
Doesn’t Cheng Yeran like to take the initiative? He took the initiative to say he wanted to do it, but Cheng Yeran rejected him?
"If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Who wants to do it with you?" Shen Yuntang glared at him, turned around and was about to leave.
Cheng Yeran quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Yes, I am just too happy. Really? Really? You are not lying to me, are you? Or was it just my illusion? Am I dreaming?"
"It's not the first time, why are you so happy?" Shen Yuntang was chased to the kitchen by him. Seeing him so excited that he seemed to jump up, she became even more shy, but she was no longer depressed. Her mood became better again. "Of course you have to do it if you say so, unless you don't want to."
"I do. Of course I do. How about we do it first? Otherwise you have to wait for me at night." Cheng Yeran picked him up and walked towards the room.
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